AnswerOn most cars the overdrive is on when you start the car and put it in gear. This is the D (drive) with a circle around it meaning "overdrive". Cars with a center console shifter the overdrive button is usually on the side of the gear shift.You will know if the OD is off because a light on the dash will come on that says O/D off. If it is off there is usually a button on the gear shifter if you have a center console on down on the console next to the shifter.
To perform a gear shifter replacement on your vehicle, you will need to first disconnect the battery to ensure safety. Then, remove the center console and access the gear shifter assembly. Unbolt and remove the old gear shifter, and install the new one in its place. Reassemble the center console and reconnect the battery. Test the new gear shifter to ensure it is working properly.
You will have to pry off the top cover on gear shifter, then you will have access to center switches
To replace the shift lock button on a 2000 Volvo S40, start by removing the center console panel surrounding the gear shifter. This typically involves unscrewing screws and gently prying the panel away. Once exposed, disconnect the wiring harness from the old shift lock button and remove it from the assembly. Install the new button by reversing the process, ensuring a secure fit before reassembling the center console.
holds it in that perticular gear.
Yes it did and the 1995 did also. In 1996 the shifter is in the console and it has bucket seats.
4th gear
There is a clip in the front of the shifter handle, put the shifter in first gear and you can see it. pull it out with a regular screw driver. pull the shifter knob off, the the Gear select insert does come out. there are four bolts under that, then there are two inside the center compartment also, then the whole works will come out.
1. Lift the shift tower cover off the center console 2. at the passenger side of the shifter & down into the center console there will be a mechanism with a small plastic arm pointing at a metal pin. 3. Swing the small plastic arm so it is no longer pointing at the pin & press the shifter button. You should now be able to freely move the shifter as normal. If you place the shifter in park again, you may have to rotate the plastic arm again if you need to select a different gear again.
You have to remove the center console and adjust the child safety switch or replace it. I just had the same problem and mine was just dirty and sticky works great now
Button on side of gear shifter is pushed in!
There is a small button on the shifter knob just below the large button that you press to change shifter positons.